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The court heard that Steenkamp had a few bruises on her body that were not as a result of the shooting.
Her upper eyelids were blue-reddish and there was soft tissue swelling but no injury to the eyes.
This was not caused by direct trauma but a fracture to the skull.
As Saayman explained that it could have been blood leaking from the skull Pistorius retched loudly.
There were also bruises on the upper part of the right thigh that were not linked to the shooting and behind the left knee and the left shin.

Pathologist Gert Saayman told the court that Steenkamp did not take more than a few breaths after suffering her head wound.

Saayman described the wound to her head as an incapacitating wound, and said there was physical damage to the brain because of a substantial fracture to the base of the skull.
However, both the injuries to her arm and her right groin or hip area could have been fatal as well, he said. Her right hip bone was shattered and this was likely to cause immediate instability, he explained.

As Saayman spoke of the "painful wound", Pistorius bowed his head and retched. He said Steenkamp would have collapsed and, unless she had something to grip onto, it would have been difficult to get back up. It was also an incapacitating injury that if not operated on immediately could be fatal. He said there was a 50/50 chance of surviving the injury.

He described the wound to Steenkamp's arm as devastating. Her right arm was shattered, leaving it with no functionality.
Saayman said any of the head, arm or groin injuries could have caused her death because she needed urgent medical assistance to survive them.

Pathologist Gert Saayman said Steenkamp had two scratches on her back. This could have been caused by a blunt object or shrapnel.

Her right buttock was bluish in colour. Saayman said this could have stemmed from the injury that Steenkamp had sustained on her right hip, where a bullet had penetrated.

There was some reddish discoloration on her right nipple, said Saayman. He said this could have been caused by frictional contact.
Earlier, Saayman told the court that Steenkamp had also sustained wounds to her head, hips and hand.

...a bullet entered Steenkamp's head in the right upper part, and ran under the skull before it exited from a second wound in the head. ...Saayman said a bulk of the projectile went into the brain.

The upper left arm was deformed due to the amount of fracture...

Wounds were caused by multiple small fragments. There was bruising in skin around the wounds. The right upper arm had a bluish discolouration surrounding that wound.

...Steenkamp's body was naked when it was brought in for the post mortem and her clothes were brought in along with the body. Saayman said the holes in the clothes corresponded to the wounds on the body.

...a grouping of abrasions, superficial fractures, on the skin of Steenkamp's torso. He said a close-up view of injuries showed they were not penetrating injuries.

...gunshot wound to her right hip, 92cm from the ground. He said a defect he had seen on Steenkamp's pants was in line with this wound.

...injuries to her left groin but these were superficial small abrasions, possibly caused by wooden splinters, said Saayman.

...a wound that he noted on Steenkamp's left hand that was between her second and third finger.

Steenkamp's Nike shorts had blood stains on them, and a small hole around 5mm in diameter. What initially seemed like a defect on the trousers turned out to be a blood spatter, he said.

A sleeveless black vest accompanied the shorts. Saayman said small tissue and bone fragments could be seen on the vest.

Is anyone confident they have a definitive list of Reeva's wounds, and whereabouts they were? If so, please post!

This is what I've compiled from several reports. Puzzled by the description of the fractured left arm.

HEAD
...likely that one of the bullets had passed through Steenkamp's arm and into her head.
...a bullet entered Steenkamp's head in the right upper part, and ran under the skull before it exited from a second wound in the head.
...a bulk of the projectile went into the brain.
...upper eyelids were blue-reddish
...soft tissue swelling but no injury to the eyes.
...not caused by direct trauma but a fracture to the skull.
...Steenkamp did not take more than a few breaths after suffering her head wound.
...described the wound to her head as an incapacitating wound
...physical damage to the brain because of a substantial fracture to the base of the skull.

RIGHT HIP/GROIN
...a gunshot wound to her right hip, 92cm from the ground. He said a defect he had seen on Steenkamp's pants was in line with this wound.
...right hip bone was shattered and this was likely to cause immediate instability.
..."painful wound"
...injuries to her arm and her right groin or hip area could have been fatal
...would have collapsed and, unless she had something to grip onto, it would have been difficult to get back up.
...incapacitating injury that if not operated on immediately could be fatal. He said there was a 50/50 chance of surviving the injury.
...a blue discoloration on her inner right buttocks that could have been caused from the bullet wound to her right hip.

RIGHT ARM
...right arm was shattered, leaving it with no functionality.
...right upper arm had a bluish discolouration surrounding that wound.

LEFT ARM ???
...upper left arm was deformed due to the amount of fracture...

OTHER
Wounds were caused by multiple small fragments. There was bruising in skin around the wounds.
...a grouping of abrasions, superficial fractures, on the skin of Steenkamp's torso. ...not penetrating injuries.
...injuries to her left groin but these were superficial small abrasions, possibly caused by wooden splinters
...a wound that he noted on Steenkamp's left hand that was between her second and third finger.
Abrasions on her body suggested damage from a blunt object, or projectiles that lost the force to penetrate the skin.
...a few bruises on her body that were not as a result of the shooting.
...no injury to the eyes.
...bruises on the upper part of the right thigh that were not linked to the shooting and behind the left knee and the left shin.
...a reddish bruise on the right nipple. ...could have been caused by frictional contact.
...two scratches on her back. This could have been caused by a blunt object or shrapnel.

- Reeva wanted to flee.... she run to the bedroom door - not knowing it was locked..... she screamed....

- OP fired the first shot through the bedroom door
(he stood in the bedroom, one cartridge was found close to the bedroom in the passage to the bathroom)....

- this was the first shot neighbours heard..... Reeva screamed louder.....

- then Reeva was able to flee into the toilet room.... OP was getting angrier.... he beat at the bedroom door with his gun and then followed Reeva....

- now neighbous heard Reeva's blood-curdling screams....

- OP fired three further shots through the toilet door....
(three cartridges were found in the bathroom - Reeva was hit three times BUT

Maybe this was the *mysterious* bullet (or cartridge ?) that the DT found in the toilet bowl ?

- this were the other shots neighbours heard....

This I find very puzzling. No exit wound, a shattered hip bone so the bullet went deep, yet it somehow can't be found?

The bullet he found 'tangled in her clothing'...wouldn't that be it? This is why I think Reeva should not have been undressed, although I still can't imagine that bullet falling out of her wound, unless it was a very, very large injury. Maybe it was, and it's best not to think about it.

Oh, quote I was talking about didn't appear. It's the hip wound with a blue discolouration on inner right buttock maybe caused by a bullet, that I am talking about.

We 'embraced' the missing Bob Harrod case as requested but 6 years on, are still waiting for further guidance

This I find very puzzling. No exit wound, a shattered hip bone so the bullet went deep, yet it somehow can't be found?

The bullet he found 'tangled in her clothing'...wouldn't that be it? This is why I think Reeva should not have been undressed, although I still can't imagine that bullet falling out of her wound, unless it was a very, very large injury. Maybe it was, and it's best not to think about it.

Oh, quote I was talking about didn't appear. It's the hip wound with a blue discolouration on inner right buttock maybe caused by a bullet, that I am talking about.

It's so annoying - a lot of journalists sit inside the courtroom and they all heard the same words. But the reports about what was said are so different and contradictory that in the end no one knows what really was said

And of witnesses is expected that they all hear, see and testify exactly the same.....

The bullet that hit the hip

It seems the bullet that hit Reeva's hip was so fragmented it was impossible to retrieve fragments. And that's the reason why some journalists reported "no projectile could be found" - they found onlya piece of a bullettangled in the clothing

But there were exit wounds ! And this means: these bullets could have been found somewhere in the toilet room...

Entrance and exit wounds

Saayman found a piece of a bullettangled in the clothing, which was given to investigators.

[….]

Saayman then described Steenkamp's other external injuries, including two wounds on her skull and scalp.

[….]

Another wound was found on Steenkamp's fractured upper arm, which showed the bullet had passed through it entirely.

[….]

Saayman confirmed that it was likely thatone of the bullets had passed through Steenkamp's arm and into her head.

[….]

Abrasions on her body suggested damage from a blunt object, or projectiles that lost the force to penetrate the skin.

"According to Saayman, Steenkamp suffered bullet wounds in her head, hip and elbow and any could have caused her death because of the extent of the bleeding. She also received injuries from bullet fragments, wood splinters from the door and pieces of her own bone.

[….]

He also described exit wounds caused by the bullets and other abrasions and discolouration of the skin, consistent with the impact of a bullet fired through a wooden object such as a door.

Pathologist Gert Saayman described a massive head wound caused when a bullet hit Steenkamp in the head and traveled under her skin before penetrating her skull. The bullet then split into two, he said, with one fragment exiting the body.

[….]

He said another bullet entered her upper right arm, shattering the bone and then exiting the body.

[….]

…. a fourth bullet was found, along tissue and blood, in the black sleeveless vest she had been wearing

Does this wording make sense to you? In the U.S. the term fracture is used to denote a broken bone. We would use the term "superficial laceration" to denote a tear in the skin, which is what I take this to be describing.

Is this different in SA? Or is this something else that I am just not familiar with?

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"a bulk of the projectile went into the brain."

Don't know why OP felt he needed to lie about this, but it is highly, highly , HIGHLY doubtful that by the time he beat the door down and got into her that Reeva was alive. Perhaps the "she died in my arms" was just something that he found romantically appealing?

"around the wounds.
...a grouping of abrasions, superficial fractures, on the skin of Steenkamp's torso. ...not penetrating injuries.
...injuries to her left groin but these were superficial small abrasions, possibly caused by wooden splinters
...a wound that he noted on Steenkamp's left hand that was between her second and third finger.Abrasions on her body suggested damage from a blunt object, or projectiles that lost the force to penetrate the skin.
...a few bruises on her body that were not as a result of the shooting.
...no injury to the eyes.
...bruises on the upper part of the right thigh that were not linked to the shooting and behind the left knee and the left shin.
...a reddish bruise on the right nipple. ...could have been caused by frictional contact.
...two scratches on her back. This could have been caused by a blunt object or shrapnel.

respectfully snipped by me.........BBM......these make me believe there WAS and altercation prior to Reeva seeking refuge in the locked toilet.....she felt safe enough in there from a bat......but OP upped the anti and brought out his firearm.

The link you have given is to a "report", if you can credit the Daily Mail with such a thing, dated 31st March so hardly deserving of the description, "Newly released photos posted online today".

And what evidence are you seeing or using to determine what both the State's pathologist and blood spatter expert and others have categorically denied, i.e. that Reeva was hit with the bat or had any blunt trauma. Not even the bat photo shows any indication that that she was hit with it only typical blood spatter.

I have a full weekend but I want to say thanks for all the informative posts and all of the links. Thanks Beach for all your work and I hope whatever real life problems were going on have been taken care of or at least slowed down

wollie says.. he is pointing out where the bullet holes are, oh. he says. hahah I am pointing at the wrong part. correction.

the right upper arm.. 117 centimeters above .. ( Roux leading the questions of the witness ) .. referring to the pattern of the shots, the entrance wound, the exit wound.

Wollie says a large exit wound, the humerous was struck, bone , he gets a bit stutter, Roux interrupts him, and that's a mistake, Wollie gets more discombobulated..

Woll cant say exactly how it was. Roux appears to be moving him along like cattle thru a grid. rush rush rush.

the abrasions are secondary wounds.. wooden splinters, in his opinion.. check with pics 24 and 25

woll is handing up literature from De Myers. Roux wants this to hurry hurry hurry..

bullet hole E and D. in relation to the head wound.

entrance wound, and exit wound to the head. caused by a bullet perforating. it is his opinion the person wasn't standing when the head wound occurred.. the measured height ,from the heel to the head. the wounds seem to be consistent with the person falling down towards the toilet bowl.

Warning Graphic: Why is there no blood on her face?

Reeva's head wounds were massive, and bled heavily. It was said by, or repeated by many that she was slumped over, fallen forward
with her head resting on the on the toilet etc. Remarkably, she had little or no blood on her face when the crime scene photos were taken.